When Life Becomes Surreal

The mat outside my door says folks are welcome. How many months will pass before that’s true? Though some who make predictions have great knowledge, they've nothing concrete to support their view. This epidemic spreading through the nations has changed our lives. Each day seems more surreal, but my small inconveniences are minor compared to heartbreak many millions feel. I ache for those whose loved ones have been taken by this pandemic and those gravely ill, the ones who risk their lives each day for others, and those who lost their jobs and can’t pay bills. I feel for working parents and the children who never failed a class until this year, those used to being taught inside a classroom, now home, on I-pads, due to wide-spread fear. I praise those who give time, supplies, and money to those in need. Such times bring out the best in many. Volunteers prove pure compassion brings joy and peace in life’s severest tests. *UPDATE: Our parking-lot stay-in-vehicle services occurred a few months back. We're back inside, but some haven't attended since March. Date: April 4, 2020 Contest Title: Quarantine Poems placed 1st Sponsor: Julie Leigh Rodeheaver December 11, 2020 entered in Nina Parmenter's It Feels Surreal Contest